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Neither the rowdy-ball ruffian nor the teetotal saint constructed of legend, Wagner is presented here in a complete portrait one that offers a vivid impression of the era when baseball was America s game and the nation was evolving into the world s industrial leader."
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Neither the rowdy-ball ruffian nor the teetotal saint constructed of legend, Wagner is presented here in a complete portrait one that offers a vivid impression of the era when baseball was America s game and the nation was evolving into the world s industrial leader."
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Honus Wagner: A Biography
by Dennis DeValeria, Jeanne Burke DeValeria

Honus Wagner

Publishers Weekly, 1996-04-29Baseball's legendary "Flying Dutchman" was born in Pennsylvania in 1874, the son of immigrant German parents. He was signed to play in the minor leagues and made his National League debut with Louisville in 1897. When the team folded, he moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he would spend the rest of his career. A gifted athlete who could play any position, he finally settled in at shortstop, where he would go on to lead the league in batting eight times during the "deadball" era. The authors, members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), look at the highlights of Wagner's career: playing in the first World Series in 1903; going head-to-head with his rival Ty Cobb in the 1909 World Series; and becoming the second player in major-league history to collect 3000 hits. Having gone on to manage the Pirates and to become one of the original members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Wagner died in 1955. This workmanlike bio will appeal primarily to those interested in the early years of baseball. Photos not seen by PW. Foreign rights: Holt. (May)

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